Konrad Adenauer Foundation - Scholarships

Graduation in your pocket and now your next goal is a scholarship? Apply today and become part of a unique community!

Currently our scholars come from 55 countries of the world. Their subjects are various: law, sciences, music as well as medicine, just to name a few.

Eligible to apply are:

• Students of all disciplines who meet the requirements of § 8 BAföG in terms of their nationality and who are regular students at state/state-recognized German scientific universities, at pedagogical universities, at universities for fine arts and music, at the Fernuniversität Hagen (full-time only -Students), are enrolled at universities of applied sciences (universities that are funded in accordance with the State Higher Education Act) and at universities in other European countries (EU countries and Switzerland) or will start their studies in the next possible semester after the application deadline;
• as applicants for the promotion of young journalists (JONA): students of all disciplines; it is recommended to apply by the 4th semester (Bachelor/state examination).

Only those students who have had the opportunity to participate in the non-material support program for at least two years can be selected. This means that applicants who reach the maximum funding period according to BAföG in less than four semesters cannot be considered. In the case of several courses completed at the same time, the number of semesters of the course in which the course is most advanced counts.

• Applications from students pursuing a bachelor's degree must therefore be submitted at a time when at least four semesters of standard study time remain; however, a master's degree directly following the bachelor's degree can be included in this calculation. Applications exclusively for the funding of a master's program must be submitted before the start of the four-semester course. An application for the promotion of young journalists (JONA) is no longer possible for a master’s degree.
• Students who are studying outside of Germany, the EU countries or Switzerland immediately after the next possible start of funding, or who are doing an internship or their studies from the very beginning and entirely there, cannot be considered (see studying abroad).
• Students on a second degree who already have a university exam qualifying them for a job are not included in the group of applicants. On the other hand, students on a second degree who have obtained the general higher education entrance qualification through a degree from a university of applied sciences are taken into account.
• Applicants who have reached the age limit of 35 by the next possible start of funding are excluded from the application.
• Dual degree programs can be funded if the degree is completed full-time at a state or state-recognized university. The latter must be proven with the help of the enrollment certificate.
• Funding is excluded if another activity takes up most of the student’s work (19 hours or more per week).
• Simultaneous financial support from the KAS and other institutions is not possible.

Our study support creates targeted freedom so that you can study holistically. In our seminars you will discover new topics, learn important soft skills and experience community.

• The monthly amount of support for scholarship holders of the study grant depends on the income of the parents, on their own income and on the income of their spouse. According to the guidelines of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the maximum amount of funding is currently €752.
• Irrespective of the scholarship, all scholarship holders receive a lump sum for study costs of currently €300 per month.
• A family allowance of currently €155 can be granted to married scholarship holders.
• For scholarship holders with at least one child who has not yet reached the age of 14, a monthly childcare allowance can be granted. It is €150 per child.
• For scholarship holders who receive a basic scholarship, an allowance for health and nursing care insurance of a maximum of € 109 per month can be granted upon application.
• Graduates of second-chance education and scholarship holders with at least one child living in the household are supported independently of their parents.
• Simultaneous study funding by the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation and under the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG) or from other public funds is excluded.
• There is no legal entitlement to the services mentioned. Loans are not granted from federal funds.